Thursday afternoon Bravos de FC Juarez announced that their preseason for the upcoming 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League will begin on Monday, June 4th. However, prior to this happening an official announcement will have to be made regarding the head coach situation with the Bravos.

The Bravos fired former head coach Miguel Fuentes the week of March 19th of this year with 2 matches remaining in the regular season, which were both lost by the team from the Borderland by a score of 1-0.

As for possible candidates for the head coaching position, plenty of candidates names have floated around the rumor mill and social media but there is few reliable leads. One thing is for certain, an announcement by the Bravos front office can be expected sometime this weekend.

The wheels came completely off the bus for the Bravos de FC Juarez in the 2018 Clausura Season of the Ascenso MX League. On Saturday evening the Bravos lost the final match of the regular season to Club Zacatpec by a score of 1-0. The defeat placed the Bravos in 13th place of the general standings table with a record of 3 wins, 6 loses and 6 draws.

Needless to say, the Bravos did not make the playoffs.

Up next for the team from the Borderland will be the announcement of their new head coach in the near future. Miguel Fuentes was fired with 2 matches to go in the regular season, Tomas Campos served as interim head coach for those two matches. In both of those matches, the Bravos lost.

FC Juarez fans woke up first this morning to the news that Miguel Fuentes was no longer the head coach the team from the Borderland. Late last night the media relations department for FC Juarez sent out a media release, in its contents was the notification that, effective immediately, the club would rescind its contract with the head coach.

It was also announced that Tomas Campos would take over as interim head coach for the remaining two matches of the season. Campos has been the head coach for the Bravos’ third division team who is currently in first place in its division.

The decision comes just two days after the Bravos lost at home to Murcielagos FC on Saturday night practically eliminating all hope that the Bravos would make the playoffs, an unacceptable idea for a front office that has the largest payroll in the entire Ascenso MX League approximating 20 million dollars.

Things have officially gone from bad to worse for Bravos de FC Juarez. On Saturday night the Bravos were defeated by Murcielagos FC by a score of 1-0 at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium, losing a match that was a practical must win for the team from the Borderland in order to get back into the top 8 positions of the general standings table as the top 8 positions advance to the playoffs.

This most recent defeat places the Bravos in 12th place with 15 points on the season.

Now with only 2 matches left in the 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League the Bravos will have to win their final 2 matches and wait for a miracle to happen in 2 consecutive weeks of competition regarding the results of the teams that find themselves in 4th-11th place of the general standings table.

As for the match that was lost on Saturday night, the same old broken record repeats itself. Bravos dominates doesn’t put the ball in the back of the net. The opposition creates a fraction of scoring opportunities and finds a way to score.

Logically, as a consequence of the negative results for FC Juarez, the job security of head coach Miguel Fuentes and his staff have come into question. Even if the Bravos make the playoffs due a something short of an authentic miracle, decisions will have to be made come the end of this season/later this spring.

Up next for FC Juarez will be a match on the road versus Cafetaleros de Tapachula a team that currently finds itself 7 place of the general standings table with 19 points on the season.

It was a night to be forgotten for Bravos de FC Juarez and all of their fans Saturday night at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium. Bravos lost to Atlante by a score of 3-0. The defeat places the Bravos in 9th place with 14 points on the 2018 Clausura Season of the Ascenso MX League, one point out of the 8th and final playoff spot.

With only 4 matches (12 points) left in the season, it is needless to say with this most recent loss for the team from the Borderland is putting pressure on itself that it obviously doesn’t need.

As for the match that took place on Saturday night, well the analysis of the match is relatively simple. Atlante created 5 scoring opportunities and score on 3 of them. The Bravos easily generated 3 to 4 times as many chances on goal and could not put the ball in the back of the net.

To make things worse, the Bravos even failed to score on a penalty kick that was awarded to them late in the second half.

After the match, the head coach for FC Juarez, Miguel Fuentes gave the same discourse that he has been giving in the post match press conferences as of late consisting of 3 points. One, we played better than our rival. Two, it showed when you look at the number of scoring opportunities we generated compared to the opposing team. Three, we just didn’t have that final touch to put the ball in the goal.

The frustrating part, is that he is absolutely correct and therein lies the frustration for the team.

Up next for FC Juarez will be a Friday match against Cimmarones FC on the road. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 8:30 pm MST.

Bravos de FC Juarez were able to find their winning ways once again on Saturday night defeating Tampico FC club on the road by the score of 2-0. The much needed victory comes for FC Juarez at a critical time of the 2018 clausura season were time is running out and the Bravos need to re-establish themselves as one of the top 8 teams in the Ascenso MX League in order to make the playoffs.

After this weekend’s action, there is only 5 matches left in the regular season.

Last night’s victory places FC Juarez 6th place in the general standings table with 14 points on the season, 7 points behind league leaders Mineros de Zacatecas.

Up next for the Bravos will be a meaningless Copa MX match this Wednesday against first division team Pumas here in the Borderland, before returning to league play next Saturday against Atlante also at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium.

Bravos de FC Juarez once again left 2 points on the table when the visiting Venados FC tied the hosting Bravos with less than 10 minutes to go in the match for a final score of 1-1 Saturday evening at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium.

The tie leaves the Bravos with 11 points in the 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League. This keeps FC Juarez in 10th place in the general standings table, one point out of the playoff zone.

As for the match that took place on Saturday night, well there is not much to be said. The same old story repeats itself for the team from the Borderland.

The Bravos dominated for a majority of the match in all aspects. The Bravos had the advantage in ball possession, in the amount of goal scoring opportunities created by the club, still that was not enough to get the win and more importantly the valuable 3 points that come with the victory.

It wasn’t until 66th minute that the Bravos were able to take the lead as a result of a right footed strike by Lucas Da Silva from outside the goalbox.

The eventual tie would come in the 86th minute when Francisco Da Costa would capitalize off of a unlucky bounce inside the Bravos goalbox to put the ball in the back of the net from point blank range.

The Bravos will finally get a full week of preparation, for their next match a road encounter versus Tampico FC in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas.

After a worthless, scoreless draw on Wednesday night to Ascenso MX League leaders Alebrijes de Oaxaca that gave the Bravos de FC Juarez one more point on the season (10 total, after 8 matches), the Bravos find themselves in 10th place in the general standings table, 2 places out of the playoff zone.

This is far from the result that the Bravos wanted have to start the second half of the season.

Tonight the Bravos will face Venados FC at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium in a match scheduled to kickoff at 5pm. The visiting Venados find themselves in 7th place in the league with 11 points on the season.

With the dismal Wednesday night result, the Bravos now find themselves with pressure mounting to find their winning ways once again. They have not won in their last 6 matches and with 21 points left up for grabs for the remainder of the season, a win tonight is desperately needed to climb back into the top 8 positions of the general standings table.

As for how FC Juarez will get a victory tonight, well the ball simply has to go in. The Bravos have not looked bad as far as team function goes on the field of play in their last 6 matches. They have dominated possession, created more concrete scoring opportunities than their opposition, yet the ball simply has not gone in for the team from the Borderland. The Bravos have only scored 4 goals in their last 6 games.

With time running out in the regular season, that needs to change starting this evening.

Todays’s match will be broadcast in Spanish on Radio Deportiva 1560 AM.

Bravos de FC Juarez Juarez lost this afternoon by a score of 2-1 to Leones Negros in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. This most recent defeat puts the Bravos out of the playoff zone in the general standings table for the first time in the entire 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League.

After 7 matches, the Bravos now find themselves in 9th place with 9 points on the season as a result of 2 wins, 3 ties and 2 loses. FC Juarez has not tasted victory in their last 7 matches (5 league and 2 Copa MX matches).

Today’s match versus Leones Negros was one that saw a Bravos side once again struggle to create concrete scoring opportunities. This is something that has to be starting to worry Bravos head coach Miguel Fuentes who commented after today’s match that putting the ball in the back of the net was what this club is missing. Fuentes went on to say that the team’s execution on the field of play is what he wants it to be and all of the players are perfectly aware of what the team’s style of play is.

The Bravos will have to put this most recent defeat behind them as soon as possible as they have 2 league matches at home in the next 6 days.

The team from the Borderland will face first place Alebrijes de Oaxaca on Wednesday night at 7pm MST and on Saturday night versus Venados FC.

Bravos de FC Juarez had a scoreless draw (0-0) on Saturday night at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium versus Potros UAEM. The draw leaves the Bravos with 8 points after 4 matches in the 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League, good enough for 2nd place in the general standings table.

This result was a pleasant surprise for the visiting club Potros. The left the Borderland with one point in the bag that they were most likely not expecting. After this match the Potros find themselves in 13th place of the 16 team league with only 3 points this entire season.

The end analysis for this match is pretty simple for the Bravos. On Saturday night they lost 2 points on the season total instead of gaining one. The home side dominated for 90-minutes against a team that came in to the match with nothing to offer on the field of play. Still, the Bravos failed to put the ball in the back of the net despite generating countless scoring opportunities.

Mario Ortiz failed to convert on a penalty kick in the 57 minute of the match. When that happened, there was a sense in the stadium that it might not be FC Juarez’ night.

This fast paced season will continue for FC Juarez this Wednesday when they will travel to the city of Zacatecas to face Mineros in a mid week Ascenso MX league match. That match is schedule for a 3pm MST start.